At the most recent Archsotyanie festival, Chief Architect of Moscow Sergey Kuznetsov unveiled ‘Russian Quintessential,’ a project that speaks to the future of Russian architecture thanks to unique engineering solutions and modern construction technologies.
In collaboration with professionals KROST, the house is made in the shape of a pipe with a diameter of 3.5 meters and length of 12 meters. Placed on a relief, the structure appears to hang in the air. This feat was made possible thanks to complex engineering techniques borrowed from the shipbuilding industry. For example, the fame of the building comprises supporting ribs like the body of a ship. In total, the building’s weight of 12 tons is kept in balance by six bolts. And due to the polyurethane foam insulation inside the pavilion, a comfortable indoor temperature can be maintained throughout the year.
The exterior of the project features a seamless cladding made of a 4mm stainless steel sheet. Beneath this, there is a system for diverting the drum sound of rain. In short, this is a residential home with all the modern convenience fro and finished with a modern style using wood and metal on the interior.
Says architect Kuznetsov, ‘This is what modern architecture should look like – high-quality implementation of ideas, interesting materials and technologies, extraordinary solution in terms of form and design.’
